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The Jessica Nathanson Scholarly Writing Retreat
The third annual Scholarly Writing Retreat will be held at Dunrovin Retreat Center near Marine on St. Croix from 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 29 to 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 31. Initiated by Jessica Nathanson, the retreat gives scholars time and space to work on scholarship, undistracted by meetings, classes, or even children and family responsibilities. Some come to plan an approach to a new project to be completed over the summer; others use it as an opportunity to finish articles they have been working on during the year. Those interested in participating should contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). Registrants are accepted on a first come-first serve basis.
Remaining April CTL Activities At-A-Glance
Tuesday, April 17, 3:00-5:00 pm, OGC 100 – Core Curriculum and Graduation Skills Workshops: "Vocation and the Keystone Seminar" (Mark Tranvick and Lori Brandt Hale)
Wednesday, April 18, 4:00-7:00 pm, OGC 114 – Graduate Faculty Workshop: "Designing Significant Learning Experiences" (John Schmit and Melissa Hensley)
*Thursday, April 19, 3:10-4:30 pm, OGC 100 – Reading Circle: Ch. 19-22. David Brooks' The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Virtue, led by Jacqui DeVries.
Tuesday, April 24, 4:15-6:00 pm, Marshall Room – Leadership Series: "Innovating: Facilitating Social Change" (Paul Pribbenow)
*-These are continuing book groups, no longer open to new participants.
Faculty Showcase - Call for Materials
Scholarship and Teaching Showcase
Faculty Recognition Luncheon
May 3, 11:45 am -2:30 pm
East Commons
As part of our annual faculty recognition luncheon, CTL sets up tables to display faculty work. It includes both a focus on scholarship – books, articles, art, and performances by faculty – and teaching – Moodle sites, syllabi, significant learning experiences, and other course materials that illustrate diverse approaches to teaching that have been effective. If you have scholarship or teaching materials that we could display, please send your name, department, the materials you will provide, and your email address to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). Please deliver a copy to Sarah by May 1; she will return them after the luncheon.
Sprint to the Finish Line: Visit the Writing Lab
The Augsburg College Writing Lab is located in Lindell Library (street level, left of the circulation desk). So far this academic year, tutors in the lab have conducted almost 2000 sessions working with students on their writing assignments and they can help you, too. No appointments are taken; just stop by. Hours are as follows:
Monday: 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 12:00-2:30 p.m.; 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 7:30-10:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12:00-2:30 p.m.; 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 7:30-10:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Core Curriculum Workshop TODAY
AugCore is Augsburg's general education curriculum. This series introduces the curriculum, the first year Augsburg Seminar, the graduation skills, the concept of vocation, and the Keystone Seminar. The four graduation skills – critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, writing, and speaking – are embedded in every curriculum. Anyone who teaches a course with the embedded skill is expected to attend the appropriate workshop. These workshops, co-sponsored with General Education, help prepare faculty to understand the curriculum and effectively teach the graduation skills. Spring workshops will be held on Tuesdays, 3:00-5:00 (except the last one).
April 17, OGC 100– Vocation and the Keystone Seminar (Mark Tranvick and Lori Brandt Hale)
May 21, 9:00-4:00, OGC 113 – AugSem and AVID Strategies (Lori Brandt Hale and Joe Cusco)
If you plan to attend any of these sessions, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)
CANCELED: Tranvik - Teaching in China
The event with Mark Tranvik talking about his teaching experience in China has been canceled.
General Announcements
On-Campus Housing Available
There are 2 bedrooms, 4 people apartments available in Mortensen Hall and Anderson Hall. If you would like to get on-campus housing for 2012-2013 or would like more information, please contact Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu or (612) 330 - 1488.
Buyback and Grad Info
The best time to sell back your books will be April 30th thru June 30th. Please bring your Augsburg ID when selling your books back.(required)
Graduating in May?
Please stop by the bookstore beginning April 20th to purchase your gown.
Graduating in July?
Stop by the bookstore beginning May 19th to purchase your gown.
Take the Transportation Survey Today
The Augsburg Environmental Stewardship Committee is conducting a survey of transportation choices made by campus commuters. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to respond to the brief survey at:
http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2mF98CdPhhWsLZ2
Completing the survey will take only a few minutes, and all responses will be kept anonymous, so please be as accurate as possible. This survey will allow us to update our information on transportation to and from campus in 2011, and will be used to help calculate our greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
Go-To-College Pass for All Augsburg Students
Augsburg for Adult and graduate program students at Augsburg are now officially eligible to purchase the GO-TO-COLLEGE passes at the Enrollment Center service counters in Sverdrup 100. Passes are good for a whole semester and cost only $150 for any student with a current college ID. College passes can save students over $109 compared to the cost of commuting to campus 5 times a week over a semester. Passes can be used on bus or light rail, twenty four hours a day, 7 days a week.
Free Lockers Available for 2012-2013
Campus Activities and Orientation has a limited number of lockers that students can reserve for their use for the 2012-2013. These lockers are completely free and are located on the ground floor of Science Building. Lockers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to students who commute from off-campus. Please go to web.augsburg.edu/cao/Student Locker Request Form.pdf to find the locker request form and return it to the Auggie's Nest located on the basement level of Christensen Center.
For questions, email AuBri Weatherspoon at cao@augsburg.edu
Interested in Joining ASAC Next Year?
The Ausgburg Student Activities Council is looking for new members for the 2012-2013 school year. Get involved and help plan student events on campus like the All-Nighter or Spring Music Fest. Email Miranda at: colem@augsburg.edu for more information or to receive an application for one of the various open positions.
Dining Services
Did you know you can purchase flex points online at Augsburg.aviands.com/flex-points?
You can pay with a credit card or charge to your student account.
Einstein's:
Einstein's has a new smart options menu featuring beverages and food with 350 calories or less. We now have Strawberry Banana and Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothies.
Stop in and try our new Buffalo Chicken Salad or the Garden Herb Turkey Thin.
On April 18th we will be having a Cooking Demo in the Commons with the Aviands Wellness Director.
On April 19th Dave from the Aviands Chef Xchange will be preparing his specialty during lunch in the Commons.
On April 24th the Commons will feature Asian Fusion with an Asian Specialty Menu during Lunch.
April 30th is Midnight breakfast in the Commons from 10:00pm-11:30pm. Must bring student ID to enter.
All flex points end on May 4th at 3pm, they do not carry over to the next semester.
Anti-Racism Meeting Wednesday 10:30-noon OGC 100
The Anti-Racism Working Group (ARWG) is open to all interested staff, faculty, and students. We will be talking about ways to support current efforts on & off campus for doing anti-racism work. And we welcome new ideas--so please come whether or not you've ever joined us before.
Event Announcements
Networking in the "Real World"-Workshop
Networking in the "Real World": Using Informational Interviews and Linked In to find a Career Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:45-5:45 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 200
Learn effective job and internship search strategies through networking by attending this workshop!
Sponsored by: The Strommen Career and Internship Center
Questions, email tilton@augsburg.edu
Today: GreaterMSP Video Shoot: Faces of the Future
A video crew from the Greater MSP Partnership will be on campus TODAY to capture faces of students for Greater MSP's latest video project (see past videos at ( http://www.greatermsp.org ). The Greater MSP Partnership is a primary point of contact for domestic and international businesses looking to locate or expand in the 13-county Minneapolis-Saint Paul region. The goal of the video is to feature the diversity of talent that will help our region prosper well into the future.
If you would like to participate in the video, please stop in the main floor of the Christensen Center between 12:30 and 1:30 this afternoon. There are no lines to speak; the crew just wants students to look at the camera and smile. They are hoping to get a wide range of faces to showcase the future talent of our region, so everyone is welcome to participate.
Spa Day
Hey you! Are you feeling a little stressed out?
Come to SPA DAY
Women's Resource Center on
Friday, April 27th, 1-5 pm.
There will be free massages, manicures/pedicures, arts and crafts, and FOOD.
Come take a chill pill on your last day of classes and enjoy some relaxation!
Art Receptions - THURSDAY
Join us for THREE art receptions this Thursday, April 19
All-Student Juried Art Exhibition 2012
Christensen Center & Student Art Gallery
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Awards at 5:30 p.m.
Vote for the People's Choice Award from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
UP NEXT: Senior Art Exhibition 2012
Gage Family Art Gallery
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Artwork by the senior art majors and minors!
Luminescence by Ann Butwell
Oren Gateway Center Lobby, Sculpture Alcove
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ann Butwell's hand-batiked pieces have been showing throughout the year. Her final piece will be displayed this Thursday. Formerly a program coordinator in the Center for Global Education office at Augsburg College, she is now the Education Abroad Advisor at Berea College in Kentucky.
Leading in an Online World, April 19
Augsburg's Center for Leadership Studies invites you to attend an interactive panel discussion featuring John Nemo, Steven Jeddeloh, and Stephanie Weiss.
New media and new ways to use them expand leaders' abilities to communicate, inspire, and mobilize in a fast-changing world. This panel of experts will offer insights on using the Internet, social media, and virtual teamwork to enhance your leadership. Each panel member will give an opening presentation. Discussion/questions time for audience participation will follow. Bring your best-practices and insights to share.
Date: Thursday, April 19
Time: 5:30 p.m. social time with refreshments; 6:00-8:00 p.m. presentation
Location: Kennedy Center, Room 303
About the panelists
John Nemo, director of external communications and public relations for the Minnesota Nurses Association, has more than 15 years of experience as a nationally recognized, award-winning public relations director, social media expert, and multimedia journalist.
Steven Jeddeloh is a veteran organization development practitioner who works with executives and management teams interested in improving performance. He teaches a variety of graduate courses with topics that include leadership, teaming, and organization change.
Stephanie Weiss is the director of news and media services at Augsburg College. Prior to her role at Augsburg, she worked for the League of Minnesota Cities where she was instrumental in researching and advocating early adoption and official use of social media.
For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu. You are welcome to bring guests.
Congrats to Augsburg Leadership Award Recipients
Campus Activities and Orientation would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2011-2012 Augsburg Leadership Awards! They include:
Angela Bonfiglio, Linda Schrempp Alberg Endowed Leadership Award
Arianna Genis, Student Leader of the Year
Thaddeus Rbyka, Student Leader Service Work Award
Sawiya Hassan & AuBri Weatherspoon, Student Leader Social Justice Award
Priti Bhowmik, Outstanding First-Year of the Year Award
Darius Gray, Kesang Olsen, & Chad Thompson, Outstanding Sophomore of the Year Awards
Kwame Collins & Kandace Bostick, Outstanding Junior of the Year Awards
Chris Fleming, Billy Hamilton, & Chue Xue Lee, Outstanding Senior of the Year Awards
MPIRG, Student Group of the Year
Bonner Leaders, Student Group Service Work Award
Pan-Afrikan Student Union, Student Group Social Justice Award
Students Today Leaders Forever, Outstanding New Group of the Year Award
KAUG Radio, Outstanding Veteran Group of the Year Award
James Trelstad-Porter, Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award
Thank you to all of our award nominees and the many students, staff, and faculty who submitted award nominations.
Town Hall Conversation-TONIGHT
There will be a Town Hall Community Conversation TONIGHT at the Trinity Lutheran Community Space (across 20th Ave from Afro Deli) from 7-8:30pm. The topic of the conversation is 'Trayvon Martin and the Implications of Racism, Stereotypes, and Racial Profiling'. All Augsburg and Cedar-Riverside community members are welcome.
Soles4Souls Shoe Drive
SAAC and Honors are teaming up to host a shoe drive during the month of April. Please bring in any type of lightly used shoes and we will see that they get to people who need them. There are drop boxes in Kennedy, Memorial (1st floor), DPS and in all of the dorm buildings.
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Living and Learning in the City of Light_Rachel R
Living and Learning in the City of Light
By: Rachel Rixen of Augsburg College. Rixen is studying abroad this spring in Paris, France through Augsburg affiliate, Central College Abroad
For me, Paris is the scent of just-out-of-the-oven baguettes filling the morning streets, the drone of traffic circling Place de la Bastille, the taste of buttery croissants and creamy tartes aux fraises, the dreamy haze over the pale buildings and the feeling that I'm home even though I'm over 4,000 miles away from home. Of course, it is also much more than that—it is classes, internships, foyers, new friends and the metro (which really does deserve its own mention. It is an event in itself).
I made my decision to study for a semester in France when I took my first French language class at age 15. As a French and cross-cultural studies major with a minor in international relations, I am also required to be here (What a bummer, right?!), and I can completely see why. My language skills have improved enormously, and my cultural awareness and ability to understand our differences has expanded, thanks to taking classes and doing an internship in Paris.
Upon arriving in Paris in late January, my program-mates and I were placed into intensive language courses at l'Ecole l'Etoile, a small French language school for foreigners. For two hours a day, we worked on cleaning up our grammar, learning useful phrases and advancing our oral comprehension in classes of about ten or fewer students from all over the world. The chance to have one-on-one help from a native French speaker who cares enough to fill my homework page with red-pen corrections was indispensable in preparing me for taking classes at the Catholic Institute of Paris.
Comparing university classes in the United States and in France is like comparing apples with oranges. The Catholic Institute, a private university in the heart of the sixth arrondissement, is probably as close to the American private, liberal arts college experience as one can find in Paris. I'm taking three courses, two of which are electives that meet once a week for three hours at a time. The other, my general language class, meets twice a week for three hours each time. The classes are part of the ILCF (Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises) and are taught only in French with about twenty or so students. Participation is key in my language class, but in elective classes, the norm is to listen to the professor talk and take notes.
The class atmosphere is much more formal than at home—no eating your lunch during class, no interrupting the professor and don't be more than a couple of minutes late. There is little to no "busy work" homework. Instead grades are calculated from the two tests that are taken twice a semester. Therefore, studying and taking good notes is absolutely required. It took a while to get used to only communicating in French at school and sitting through three-hour classes, but the progress I'm making is completely worth it.
In addition to my classes, I am doing an internship or stage. I chose to expand my résumé by gaining experience as an intern at French Travel Partners, a tourist agency. I speak and write in French 23 hours a week with real working Parisians—reserving hotels, running errands (I've had to pick up tickets at the Eiffel Tower and Louvre!) and helping to organize travel itineraries for incoming tourists to France. At first, I thought I had made a huge mistake ("Me? I don't even really speak French!") but I've learned to relax and realize how beneficial it is to push myself (or be pushed) outside of my comfort zone.
I now enjoy the challenges I face as an Anglophone intern in a Francophone office. Life as a student in Paris is not always easy, but every new experience has made me grow as a French speaker and also as a person, and I'll always be grateful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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For more information on study in France go here...
https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/index.cfm?Program_Type_ID=O&Program_Name=&pt=%7F&pi=%7F&pc=France%7F&pr=%7F&FuseAction=Programs.SearchResults&SimpleSearch=1
Winter-break in Paris:
Professors Tara Sweeney and Merilee Klemp will be leading a Winter-break course, Sights and Sounds of Paris...
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/General_Flyer_NEW-1.pdf
contact Andrea Dvorak for more information: dvorak@augsburg.edu
Auggie Athletics
Strike Out Prostate Cancer Week
This week is the MIAC Baseball Second Annual Strike Out Prostate Cancer Week.
The MIAC Baseball programs have teamed up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to heighten awareness and raise funds to battle prostate cancer.
At every MIAC baseball game this week, teams will be 'passing the hat' for donations to prostate cancer research. Since we do not have a home game this week, Augsburg baseball players will be accepting donations in the Christensen Center from 11am-1pm this Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
If you are unable to get out to campus, you can donate by clicking on the link below.
http://athletes.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=186390&team=4919562
From there just click on the 'General Donation' tab.
Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer among men after skin cancer. With your help in building awareness and your financial contributions we can help the Prostate Cancer Foundation continue its innovative research programs.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has made many important prostate cancer discoveries in the past 19 years. As a result the death rate from prostate cancer has declined nearly 40% from what it was once projected.
Thanks for your support!
GO AUGGIES!
Keith Bateman
Head Baseball Coach
Augsburg College
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Roommate Wanted
We need 1 great person to live with us in our 3-level townhome in Seward (right off E Franklin and 21st Ave S). The lease starts JUNE 1st and is year-long.
The house is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with a living room, dining room, kitchen, mini-kitchen, and free laundry. We have air conditioning, and it's a LARGE SPACE. The house is AWESOME and it's really cheap. It's about a 7 minute walk from Augsburg, right next to the light rail, and Tracy's is pretty much in the backyard!
Our requirements: you must be queer-friendly, somewhat neat but definitely respectful of common spaces, and be able to pay rent.
Please email Kathleen Watson at watson3@augsburg.edu or Dalia Teodonno at teodonno@augsburg.edu if you are interested or have questions.